TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

Globe, Volume VI, Issue 624, 19 June 1876, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

(Per Press Agency.') LATEST FROM AUSTRALIA.- ♦ 1 By Submarine Cable J Sydney, June 17.Three hundred immigrants arrived yesterday from Plymouth. Melbourne, June 17. Efforts are been made by Simcock’s friends to settle the case, but the Bank of New Zealand will proceed until the money is paid. The warrant against Trowell for perjury in Messrs Stevenson’s case has been refused, INTERPHOVINCIAL. Auckland, June 17. The Zealandia arrived at Kandavau from Auckland on the 16th of April, and at Honolulu on the 26th, and was alongside the wharf at San Francisco on the sth of May at 7 40 a.m, too late for the despatch of the mails by that morning’s train. She had head winds all the way from Auckland. Left San Francisco on May 24tb, and arrived at Honolulu on June Ist; left same day and arrived at Kandavau on the llth. Had fine weather to the 9th, after which fresh winds with fog and squalls to Kandavau. Transhipped the mails on board the City of San Francisco, which sailed on 13tb, and arrived at Auckland at 4 a no. After second day out from Kandavau had strong S E. winds to Auckland. The New Zealand mails consist of 265 bags, the Sydney 166 bags. Passengers for New Zealand, ten in cabin, eight in steerage. During the morning of the 13th the sorting-room which contained the bags of letters was flooded, owing to the carelesiness of some one who had been using the bath-room adjoining. The bags were removed at once and opened, the letters dried and transferred to dry bags. The letlcis did not sustain any very material damage. The Zealandia, whilst lying nlongsidethe wharf at San Francisco on May 14th, received considerable damage by being run into by the City of Panama; about J4ft from the main deck down towards the water line on the starboard side, she had her plates twisted and split. The damage was made sufficiently good to enable her to sail on the 24th. Tbe Australia left Kandavau with mails for Sau Francisco on the evening of the 9th of June. The City of San Francisco left Auckland for the South at 10 this morning. The Zealandia made a splendid run up, the fastest passage on record. She averaged twelve knots throughout, Grahamstown, June 19.

Mr J. E. MacDonald, Mayor of the borough, has announced his candidature for the seat rendered vacant by Sir G. Grey’s resigna ■ tion. Mr Samuel Stephenson, a hotelpeeker has also issued an address. Napier, June 17.

At a meeting the following resolutions were passed That this meeting is of opinion that the Friendly Societies Bill proposed by the Government would, if it became law, act prejudicially to interests of friendly societies of New Zealand. (2.) That this meeting would respectfully point out that conditions of the colony are such as to render many provisions of the English law regarding friendly societies inapplicable, and would recommend that, as a preliminary to any further legislation on the subject, full information should be obtained as to the financial position of those societies now established, and their experience as to sickness and mortality during the time they have been in existence. (3.) That this meeting respectfully but earnestly requests the Government to pass a measure during the present session, repealing the 16th clause of the Friendly Societies Act of 1866. (4.1 That the secretary be requested to forward a copy of these resolutions to every member of the General Assembly.” Wellington, June 17. Mrs J. 0. Crawford, wife of the Resident Magistrate of Wellington, has been attacked with scarlet fever. June 18. The barque Heversham, coal laden, from Newcastle to Wellington, was wrecked a short distance outside the Heads at noon yesterday. She struck on a sunken rock known as Thom’s Rock. No break was observed, though she sank in about an hour and a half after striking. No lives were lost. The crew saved all their effects. The Falcon picked them up, and tranferred them to the Manawatu, which landed them on the wharf last night. The vessel was insured for £IOOO in the South British, for £'ooo in the National, and £IOOO in the New Zealand about a month ago. The cargo of the vessel was 700 tons of coals, uninsured. Captain Williams is owner. Post Chalmers, June 18. "

The ship Horsa was towed into port this morning. The ship Orpheus arrived at the Heads this morning from Glasgow. Dunedin, June 17.

The opening of the Kaitangata railway and coal mine waa celebrated yesterday. The seam is twenty-seven feet thick and of excellent quality. In a special Gazette yesterday the Provincial balance sheet for the year ending March 31st, 1876, and the estimates for the six months ending September 30th, were issued. The following extracts are from the former: —“ As your Honor is aware, we began the linar cial year 1875 6 with a balance to the credit of the province of £64,476 18s lOd, and by reference to the accounts now presented, you will notice that we end the year with a balance of £68,396 6s 6d at the debit of the province. From the abstract of the revenue appended it will be seen that the amount actually received for the year falls short of the estimated amount by £92,702 9s Id. This is rather a serious deficiency, and at first sight might lead to the supposition that your Executive had taken too sanguine a view of the revenue to be ex pected ; but a glance at the abstract will show that of this deficiency almost the whole is traceable to causes outside the province, and beyond our control. Under the head ‘ Receipts from the General Government,’ three items sum up a deficiency, of £38,651 18s 6d. Another item, ‘Sales of Government buildings and land,’ shows a deficiency of £20,920 Gs 9d. This is an amount that there was every reason to expect from the General Government during the last financial year on account of reclaimed land taken for railway purposes in Dunedin and Port Chalmers, but as regards which, up to the present, we have merely received informa tion that a small portion has reached the stage of being ‘scheduled for payment,’ and in respect of the balance a promise ttiat

* the claim will be looked into.' Again, there is a deficiency under the head of 1 Crown lands ’of £31,652 7s 7d. This has arisen from the loss of time in proclaiming the hundreds passed last session of the Provincial Council, and consequent delay in completing the surveys, the result being that we are only now selling the hundreds that ought properly to have come into last year’s revenue. If you sum up these three items you will find that of the deficiency of £92,702 9s Id, £91,024 6s lOd is due to the causes just indicated.”